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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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